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THE FLORA RECORD
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YOU SHOULD READ THE RECORD ^THE Nl^WSIEST NEWSPAPER IN CLAY COUNTY
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r . j FLORA, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, MAY 27. 19^
VOLUME vni.
NUMBER 3b
;*.v at which time the Jnnlor elass enter¬ tains the Seniors—^whlch was held. . _-„
Wednesday -««eiUng at iba htgk 'dMMI>4M»den end -eMaft*; > Baytoa
school building. The bigh school fnc tilty were also gueats ot the Juniors on tKfs oceaaion,'
Tba Juaior class iiroved themselves flrst Itelods alaeapple sherbet and eocoe- BUt vanrs i^ade by the girla tteai- aeivaa vere served. There were aliout •0 risltora present dnring the after¬ noon, and ail were quite pleased wtth the splendid work that they saw. This has been Hiss Park's first year bat she has proved herself -a
ham Very aaeeasafai, aad we' arc giad that she Is tehe back aeat year. ySter* wiu probably alse ho another d%cher:for thia department, so that a'wc*'aa|Bh«r at«Ms-eee take this wbrK thida.tt MlMMriHwalblo to ae- commodate'Mratofore, and some ud- "aaAi^ work will also be offercl. ^Ba fsxhlbit may be seen this wiiek I^Hr wiadow ot the Dale Mann C •.
lis Store.
ENTEftHAiNED AT I/OVISVIIiliE
Miss Hblne Hoore dellghttnUy en¬ tertained At six o'clock dinner Sat¬ arday, Hay 22. at fkor home in Louis¬ Tille, in honor ot nine yonng ladies from Flora.
41hoae present were: Hisses Dor¬ othy Cos. Dorothea Bowman, Haud Wllsoa, fioslle taylor. Bernetta Thomaaon, Harion Harmon. 'Wilna and Httdnd Irrin.'Esther Lewis.
After many thanks to the hoatess for auch an enjoyable evening the young ladlee returned home on No. 6C. aMrnf midnight.
MR8.,T. M. BTEVENM
SCFFIuRS STROKE
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Three Cfay Oity. Masoaji, F. M. BUastag, Chas. ChajMeea and Dr. Curtis Henderson, baya heM comitig over aad taking degrees In tho Chap- tt^. Ob Monday night they took the Royal Arch degree, after fhich re¬ freshments were served and all had a good time. i,;i/.'- .'•
SOMV CAritfAi'.
Last Sunday, while jMd^MOItider was fishing in the Little Wahakh at tbe f fne,j. D. Oibson i«lace, fiWoawght a big week and reports her iviiniwovlng.eatfish weighing S6 ^tftthde.
Last Friday Mrs. T. M. kletean. of Sumner, metner of Supt. C. t}. Slov¬ ens, of this city, snftere^ a silgttt stroke of paralysis at hur home In Snmrer and was taken to iht> Ola^ aanltarium for Ireatment. Su^t. SHeveas was at Ohfy the t'--.i
juLYfomn
To Be Celebrated la Vitira This Vear ta Graad Style.
The matter ot Flora celebrating tbe Fourth this year was taken up by the Comaierclal Club a tew days ago and t>n Monday sentiment wes bound ed by k iMmniittee of tour wbo can vaMWd the business men, and 75 sign ed ap tdf a celebration. This vhs aeatljrA tto per jceat. ao a aieeUaa tnt held Honday afteraooa »x ihri>4 o'cHwkiiad It was roted iina>i.''jss aPBOuaoed refreshment which ¦men wiute eake and tee creim. MIrs Lu- oll!e received many d«>A'.,/ gifts in honor of tbe day. Those pr'ii ut w- ro y.U.f^ Lucille «tod He>>i nter, of WoMt Flora, who has been confined to h!s bed since March 1, Is :iow r
Following Is the program to be carried out in our city nekt, Sunday afternoon. May SO: 1:011 p. m.—Assembly at Oity Park. 1:20 p. m.—High school chorus.
Invocation Bov. Ptenon
High School Chorus
Address —Rot. W. C. Macurdy.
High SahoM Chorus.
Line dr^arch to Cemetery.
The Boy Scouts.
American Legion.
Spanish War Veterans.
G. A- R- in automobiles.
CItizeas.
The services at tbe cemetery wrM, be nnder the auspices of thn O. A. R., followed by Taps by the Am9 biipring six candles.
Favors glVea at deo.i.i'rin,r lime, were kodak pictures of Frances D. and a basket bearing uan-n an.I date la pink and white. The giiests wero; Bobbie Duncan. Biille Pinch. .Ii-lf Albert Sloan, Norton ami Anna Row- r:ian, Janice Stewart, ICsl»?v Miiillry, Charles Hopkins, Mary Hll»»n tsinan, ot this city, and Emerson L'schb.iclr, of Vincenneif. Frances received many pretty and useful presents.
Irhe Flora Township Sanday sehoffl Association convened Sunday aftet*- noon at the Presbyterian ehureh. This was a very interesting and profitable meetiag with a very good attendance. Sunday school teaehers, especially, are greatly benefitted by atteadlng these meetings, and our entire com¬ munity ahould be tatarasted, and help'Ho make these annual conven¬ tions a suecess.
«Thd ° following offlc^a- for the en¬ suing yeig- were eleetag: C. E. Oihaoa. jyaaideat. Mra. Cbas. Chandler, vice-president. Hlnnle E. Cole, secretary treasurer.
Department Superintendents:
Children's—Mrs. Bmest Bun^h.
Young People—Hrs. Jack Baylor.
Adult—Or. P. H. Bayles. -
Educational- Mr*.IAwary-came toFlora'aa lheLoi|rde'-& -4ad)«r. MMrr'^BaMi vtbMNHai
tytVAa at the late Thomai Lowery 61 ' - - -
year»; BEAVnFTOUR OITlr
Aa Importaat meettog of tha CIrle Copimlttae and represeatatives ot the Womana' dab was held at the city hall Moaday aftatnoon. PUas were discussed for baginaiag> active and co-operattre mean* to clean up the alleys and the outhouses, and beau- VSy our street*, Uwns and vacant lota. The Woaian*' Clubi which has dftae such splendid work along these Itebs in tha past, promUa* full co- UMratioa with the Cltf- Council and Commercial Club' to eoatlaue thly importaat work. The eeatliiaou* ralBa have delayed ah early atart thU seaaoa far a general dMu-up,. bnt frtMB aow oB the work wHl be pnahed vigtnwttsty.
Every liome-owner and tenant In our city will be urged to give aid. Another meeting will bei held a\ tbe city ball Saturday attemoon. May 29, whea the fi'tlai pUns wlil be adopted. This will be an open meet¬ ing and all wbo wtah to see Flora mada a more lieAuffnil and healiby city are requested to be iiresint.
MAT WEDDINO
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MUs Habel Quihn, pf Louirviile, waa.'-aMirrled on Tueaday, Hay ti, 19S0, to Hr. Thomaa Fl4tner, r>t Bibh) Orove, at tbe St. Stephen*' parsonage. Rev. Lohniaan otfioUting.
Ulaa Qnlnn ha* beoh a popular and sneceassfnl teacher in tba aehools in Clar County tor a number of years, add tba past winter bss had rbarge of ream no. 5 in the Flora mtbllc schodfet She U a danghter ot Mr. and Mr*. JHha Quinn o^ Hoorier townAt>|p and U a aweet and lovable young lady, W^ receives words of praUe wberererabe is known.
Mr^ JCteeaer U a proaperoua yiuig tfXT&at Of Bible Orove; Tbe er»om had hit home tnrnisbed and wait'ng for hi* bride.
Etder i. 8. Rose, was hive Tuesday.
of t,Oii!/ivl!lo,
COMERCENERT EXER¬ CISES OF Eiam (iRADE
Held at the lilbrary Hall Last
ntar8da> Evenlag—Slxty-Five
Graduate.
RAOillOAp NOTES
J
ter. Hra. B. S. Winters.
Paul Naamr was layed 19 a days this aaa tast weak with cinder la kU eye.
Mr. aad Mr*. ^. Nelaon Murrar to- turaad laat Thursday from a tatt aai^JttbU -with ralatiraa la Ciaala^ natl.
Mr. aad Mn, H. M. Gordon are via¬ itlng friend* In Wabaaht. tad.
Mra. C. r. Bakar aad daughter. Oladya. wera St. Loul* *liopper* tha tir*t of the Weak.
Hr. and Hrs. O. E. Scott and aoa Ralph ware Snnday vUltors at O'Falion.
Mi«. Cha*. Baloar departod tha taut of tbe waek for ladianapoli* oa a tatr day*' vUlt with ker soa, Henri Bakat.
Hr. and Mrs. Oao. Aggas wwra Sunday Tisltor* at luka.
Chastar Bruaer was a Sunday vfa- itor at Vincannas,
Wm. Wolf was ealled to Pana Sat¬ urday oa a04auat of the death of a nephew, A. K. Kinney's son of Ftaa Blutt, Ark.
Caller Chaa, Dudley was In OUiey Monda.v consulting Dr. Weber in ra¬ gard to an Injured knee.
C. H. Craager' U now sporting a new Buick and ha aaya coal per toa mileage oa a tw«aty;4eTea huadrad hog haa nothtag an her for "Oaa."
C. O. "Chick",'Darid departed ta/t Detroit laat Tueaday. Chick sv^* he never was oat ot the U. S. A., bat will step orec on Johnnie Bull'* tar- ritory Juat out.
A* (htn It a great cry and call tor farm haln ak wen a* In othar4pdu»- trie*, and an tik
" lag for (cWwM, but ^e ara fit Jfwtb.
"NO PARTMinW"/«At9 t.0W^I#. "We are Ik tkair at aaae*. ' Wb
James Orin ClutUr, Orace May Tls-< dale, Mildred Allce Brorlos.
Ronald J. Rumley, Mary Corinne Smith, Susie Frederick, May Camp¬ bell, Beatrice Irene Williams, James R. Oreenwood, Buster L. Oreenwood, Dorothy V. Oreenwood, Donald Har- rtaen,8abra Alberta Tackett, Lucille Oray, Walter Theodora PIttman,
Lettie Aana Dudley, Kenneth Thomas Altom, Evelyn Winchester, Luke Crickman, Ruby Stewart, Har¬ old Bogard, Allce Patton, Roy Ed¬ ward Clement, Hargaret Pool, Daisy Prttty, Curtis Venable, Hlldred Irane Rawprth, Olady* Salome Horafleld, Donald ,F. Rich.
J Oval A. Deweme, Inez B. Shipley, Bthel Patera, laabelle Clementa Hack, Oeo.O. HcLaughlln,Thaodofe POrtar, Richard Howey, Ruby Henry, Helen Beatrice Toomb*, Lydta H.Otainmln*. . ^i^*. .¦«••
aBVHNTY-SIX TEARS YOUNG
Ing tor partaen. We prater to bmUh tata our Indapendence and preaarm our aororelgaty' nader tbe dome of own Capitol." Amen to that. No en¬ tangling aHlancas ahould be anterad Into, for thU to Jaat what our fOM* tatbefe fought agfUaat. and after all these yaara^ itaaiUag our own na¬ tion to sink oaraaWaa aad by ao do¬ ing look any nation In the world square in tha ayes and It naceaaary tell tham to up to IfL.
SOLDIERS WaO DIED IN
FRANCE BROUGHT HOMOB
Oa Satnrday, Hay 22, Dr. J. H. Boylea received the congratulations of a Urge circle of friends, wbo learaed be bad raaebed hi* Ttth birthday.
The doctor ba* reached thl* age/ but atlll la good health and taking Mtlva intereat In currant eventa and the u|>-bullding of hi* oommunlty.
He wa* boro and rearad on a tarm in Indiana. At tbe age of 17 be en- lUted In the 49th Indiana Volunteer* and wa* tn active aervice from 18C1- U«4v halag boaoraMy dUrimtved^ at Waahiagtoa CUy tn Daoember, l««4. Retaraiag to hi* aaMire atate he aa- gaged In aehool teaehia* fer aeveral year*—*tndied hiedfeiae aad 'gradu¬ ated in 1&72. He oaaae ta IllteoU la tbat year, locating at LouUville in 187S, where he succeeded in estab¬ lishing an aatensiva practice and an excallent profaaalonal >eputation. He moved .to Flora in 1898, where he wa* In active praetice until bi* re¬ tirement eeven year* ago.
Dr. Boyles has aerved a* Hayor ot our city, was tbe preaident ot the Bank of Flora for several years and is now connected with the Flora Na¬ tional Bank. He ia also a stockhold¬ er in the Ebner Ice and Cold Storage Co., and is now engaged in farmini^ and hortlcultura. ovraing several tarms tn this vicinity, and is making a auccess in these industries.
The doctor Is hale aad active and We feet sure that tn wlat^ng bim many mere yean* of UMfataes*, health and happineaa ThefVKiord is expraaaing the wUh ot the ijib^e of
Flora and tbe entire county.
K-.'it.
CITT OOUNCn. TO UGHT il/EYS
At Monday night's *e»stoife(i( the Flora city council, J. B. Oaftan ap-
placa electric lighU in the alleys in rear of busines* bouses to lessen the danger of burglaries. Th council l>e- lieved the idea a good one and agreed to place th* lights In the business sec¬ tion alley*. ^ ^ >
On Monday tbe ramains ot Homer York, wbo died in Franco almoat twd yaar* ago, wa* brought kera on No. Bt, and taken weat in the aftamoam on No. 1 Uj/kU old home in Ceattalla for reb Uriel oa Wednasdui. Thoiw wa* aUo anothar aoldler hoy'* body at tbe atation from Fraace belag taken to hU old homa at Bonton toa ra-inunaaat.
Mr. Tork befoM bU enlUtment la the **rTi*a wa* a *choot taaohar-aad the Hogaa hoys, aon* ot Hr*. Bftle Hogan ot tbU city, were among bU pupils.
Hrs. Hotfan and family in kindest remembrancna of their departed triend sent to tha bereaved famfy a beautiful floral piece to be placed on hi* grave.
Mtm mhtoBif sHmohA - -
¦BTKRTATNB
At ber home on Fourth and HHI streets. Hay 11, Bileen NUhols waa a charmtag-hoataaa to a JoHy bdnch ot school friend*. Tbe avenlng paaaed quickly with games aad fun ga^ora.^ Mrs. NlehoU aaryed daiaty Afittak- manta ot eake and Ice-creani. Hiaa Irma Crackel ot Clay City wm^thp honor gneat. otbar young glrta-¦ ona HeDantel, Marcella Horalagr, Donna Tibbs, Dorothy Tibbs. Ml^ garet Bowman, Jack Potter, Harold WIneland, Oeorga Broeg, Laoaand Eabank*, Durland Drake, Uoyd Macardy, 9am Drake, and Mnryte Mdwray.
MHMOitlAli SBBVIcaill j- 'i 'r;
Only a taw membera Ot tki* i .,
old army ot the Civil Wat aaaealMe- at the Prfsbytarlan churek'Wt Aaa¬ day moratag to attend the uaton memorial sanrlces. The ehureh was filled to tta dfcpaJclty by our people, wbo wore there to honor th^se old war herqea. The choir, readered
splaodid.itnsic tor tbe aevit^oa. Rev.
.. _. J. "D. Raader, paator of the ehuroh,
peered and requeated thaV tho eHy\ij^^AtaA - a Una patriatie address.
attention
fine aiid waa glvbn the' cl6 by all Mweat.
Ths Racofd wUbes fn all sincerity tbat .these noble veteran* maid with us tor many more to eome. '
msK ra- lorapban